Hello my curious! Be all...
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Now I have prepared for you a list of 10 interesting curiosities
that some of my subscribers shared with me.
These things are so interesting that I'm sure you'll love this video a lot.
From the city where it is forbidden to die, and I tell you this very seriously,
to a room where you can not spend more than 20 minutes because you can go crazy.
This video sounds interesting, right?
Just before starting the topic, I have a small question for you.
In my last video I told you about this Little animal that has a very interesting peculiarity...
It makes cube-shaped poop. Do you know what its real name is?
To make it fun, I'm going to leave these 4 options on your screen
so choose the one you think is right and write it down below in the comments at this time.
Because at the end of the video, I'll tell you what the animal is called,
and we'll see if you guessed right with your answer, okay?
Now we are ready! Make yourself comfortable!
And enjoy it my friend!
I'm the Curious Ben. And… How curious are you?
Xiao Wang
In 2011, a young Chinese named Xiao Wang,
decided to sell one of his kidneys in a clandestine clinic to buy an iPhone 4S.
He was given $3,000 for his kidney, but now suffers from kidney failure,
and is permanently connected to a dialysis machine.
Although that might sound like a fake news, of those that abound on the Internet,
the case of Xiao Wang is totally real.
The story goes that when the iPhone 4S went on sale in China...
Xiao Wang, who was 17 years old at that time was so excited,
that he had the crazy idea of selling one of his kidneys to buy the iPhone.
So what he did was find a place where he could sell it and found a clandestine clinic
located in Hunan province, in southern China.
There he was offered 3,000 dollars for his kidney and the boy accepted the offer almost without thinking.
What probably never crossed his mind is that, only a few months later,
he would get a very serious infection because of that operation.
An infection so serious that he currently lives connected to a dialysis machine,
and needs assistance 24 hours a day.
His case was known all over the world when what he had done was made public,
and now he suffers the consequences of his terrible decision.
Number 9
The Longest Zip Wire In The World
Can you imagine what it must feel like to travel almost 3 kilometers away
to more than 1,600 meters high, just holding on to a rope?
Well, that is what measures the longest zipline built to date.
If you ask, it is located on the top of the highest mountain in the United Arab Emirates,
the Jebel Jais mountain, and was built by the company 'Toroverde' only last year.
The 2,831 meters in length of the zip line cable, or almost 3 kilometers,
goes through the whole mountain, from the highest point
to a floating platform that is located at the bottom.
The trip lasts about 2 and a half minutes in total,
and you reach speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour in some sections.
-And it costs 177 dollars. -Damn garbage!
Benny, I'm not going to lend you $177...
You never pay me!
The Guinness Records team certified this zip line as the longest of all at the beginning of 2018,
and removed what had been the longest until now...
The zip-line 'The Monster', which is located in Puerto Rico.
Interestingly, the same Company built both zip lines
so the Guinness Record stays in the same hands.
So... Would you slide into that thing?
Number 8
Mario Kart
Every morning since 2001, this marriage plays 3 games of Mario Kart
to decide who will prepare the tea.
The one who loses 2 of the 3 games is the one who has to do it.
That is love, right?
The photograph and the story of this couple was shared only a few weeks ago
by their son through the Reddit website.
In his publication he tells that playing Mario Kart has become a kind of ritual for his parents,
because since they played for the first time in 2001,
they have done it every morning at the same time.
And from what he has seen,
the games are pretty close where the winner almost always decides in the final laps.
Something that caught my attention in this story,
is that they even choose the same characters every time they play.
The father always chooses Toad, the little mushroom.
And his mom always chooses Mario or Yoshi.
Obviously playing those games has a much deeper meaning for them
than deciding who will prepare the tea, and as I thought it was an out of the ordinary curiosity,
I think it deserves to be shared.
Number 7
Longyearbyen
Did you know that for 70 years,
there is a law that prohibits anyone from dying in the city of Longyearbyen?
Insane, right?
Surely you are wondering what is the reason for creating such an absurd law, right?
Well, everything is related to the low temperatures of the city.
As it is located in the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, about 1,500 kilometers from the North Pole,
almost every day of the year here it is a damn cold...
Under zero degrees being more specific!
And that is the point... Because it is so cold,
the bodies of people who die here do not decompose naturally
as they would anywhere else in the world, but ice keeps them in excellent condition.
That's why for 70 years, the local cemetery no longer admits bodies.
So we could say that technically Longyearbyen is the only town or city in the world
where by law you are not allowed to die.
How crazy is that, don’t you think?
Number 6
Ikemeso Danshi
In Japan, there are conferences where a handsome guy
makes a group of people in a room cry and then dries his tears with a handkerchief.
They are known as Ikemeso Danshi!
And although it sounds crazy, are hired by companies
with the aim of improving the bonds of friendship among employees.
That sounds weird, don’t you think?
Well, as rare as it sounds, the conferences led by Ikemeso Danshi
have become very popular in Japan because they have helped improve the work environment
among coworkers in dozens of companies.
And if you think about it for a moment,
crying in front of others is not something we do commonly,
so doing it in public shows a side of us that other people do not usually know.
That's how a guy named Hiroki Terai came up with the idea that running conferences like these
to business groups would be a good technique to improve the work environment among co-workers.
And although at first many doubted his technique...
Including me!
His idea worked perfectly.
It does not sound like such a stupid idea anymore, right?
So if you have a company and your employees have a hard time getting along,
I think this could be an interesting experiment.
Don't you think?
Number 5
The Quietest Place In The World
Did you know that this room is so quiet
that you can even hear the beating of your heart without any problem?
Well it is not known as the quietest room in the world for nothing.
It is located in an isolated area of the central offices of Microsoft, in Washington, United States.
And it is said that it is so silent that a person is not able to stay more than
20 minutes inside because he starts to go crazy...
-What a stupid thing! -Benny, get out of there.
Are you sick?
The walls of the quietest room in the world have been built in such a way
that no outside sound penetrates it, and the interior sounds are silenced
thanks to those walls specially designed to trap all the sound.
This place is so quiet
that the official measurement says that the ambient sound of this room is -20.6 decibels.
If you do not know what that means, or you do not understand anything of what I just told you...
it basically means that it is so silent that you can hear the beating of your own heart,
the flow of blood as it travels through your veins,
and even the sound your joints emit each time you move them.
And that can drive anyone crazy...
Trust me!
Do you know what they use it for? Well, to test the new equipment they manufacture,
and to punish their employees. I'm just kidding!
Number 4
Greenland Shark
Did you know that the Greenland Sharks are the longest living vertebrates on the planet,
and one of the animals that takes longer to reach sexual maturity?
They can live up to 400 years of age, if not more,
and reach sexual maturity until they reach 150 years.
What a bad luck they have!
Although about 400 species of sharks are known today,
the one in Greenland seems to me one of the most fascinating that exists.
I'm going to show you some curious facts about this spice to see if you agree with my opinion.
First of all, it is known that its growth rate is super slow, they grow about one centimeter every year.
Also, they are one of the largest animals in the world, reaching 6 meters long in his adulthood.
They are the longest living vertebrates of the planet, as I told you before...
With their 400 years as life expectancy.
They even far outweigh the Galapagos tortoises and the whales of Greenland,
and they are the animals that take longer to reach sexual maturity...
150 years!
Listening to those numbers, if you stop to think about it for a second,
most of the adult Greenland sharks that live today,
were born long before your great-great-grandparents were born,
and that gives you an idea of how amazing these sharks are.
So if you are ever asked about one of the most fascinating animals you know,
do not forget to take the Greenland Shark into account.
Number 3
Andean Bears
In 2009, three Andean bears from the Leipzig Zoo lost almost 100% of their fur,
causing them to completely change their appearance in a matter of a few days.
They looked so strange, that many of the people who visited the zoo did not know what animal it was.
Did you see them? They looked monstrous, right?
The news that told the story of these 3 bears,
which by the way are called Dolores, Bianca and Lolita,
tells that they suffered from a strange disease that made them lose all their fur in a matter of days.
The funny thing is that their caregivers never knew exactly what caused that sudden hair loss.
Apparently they could be an accumulation of things like their diet,
weather and other similar problems, but it was never known.
The best part is that the bears were regaining their normal appearance with the days,
so nothing to worry about!
Remember that the Andean Bear is a native species of the Andes Mountains, in South America...
So probably being in a zoo in Germany, thousands of miles away from their real home,
with a different climate, made her hair suffer the consequences...
Or who knows?
But, hey! The photographs and videos of this curious anecdote,
made it clear to me that hairless animals can be truly unrecognizable creatures...
Don’t you think?
Number 2
Vantablack 2.0
The Vantablack 2.0 is a material that has the capacity to absorb more than 99.9% of light,
which makes it the darkest material known to date.
The first version of this material, that is Vantablack 1.0,
It was presented in 2014 and captured the attention of the media around the world
because it had never seen anything like it, but only 3 years later,
the same company presented the second versión of this material that is even blacker than it was...
The Vantablack 2.0!
Currently, the Vantablack 2.0 has the record for being the darkest material created by the human being.
And although it was originally manufactured to be used in satellite calibration systems,
it has now been given many more uses.
Unfortunately the material is only available for industrial, military and educational use,
so for ordinary mortals like you and me it will not be possible to acquire it.
At least legally...
You know what I mean, right?
Number 1
Lulu The Pig
In 1998, a little pig named Lulu saved her owner's life
thanks to the fact that she ran to the nearest road to ask for help urgently.
That sounds like a movie, right?
The story tells that the owner of the pig was lying on the floor suffering from a heart attack.
When Lulu saw her owner in that condition,
instead of standing still doing nothing like any pig would do,
she understood that something was wrong, so she managed to run to the road for help.
Do you know what she did to get people's attention?
Lying in the middle of the street for a car to stop, even though that could cost her own life.
The best thing is that her plan worked perfectly.
A few seconds later, a person in his vehicle stopped to remove the pig,
but she guided him to the place where the owner was.
Not to make history longer, the woman was saved thanks to Lulu's quick reaction.
Amazing, right?
As you can imagine, the story of the pig was published in several media
and even invited to important television shows like The Oprah Show.
Although I could not find much information about what happened to her after her heroic action,
I am sure that her story is one of the most curious you will hear this day.
And that's all for today!
Another video that was super good, right?
Well if you would like me to make more videos similar to this, with curiosities sent by yourselves,
then leave a thumbs up at this moment and send me the most interesting curiosity you know,
because it probably appears in one of my next videos...
Would you like it?
The answer to the question I asked you at the beginning, by the way, is option A.
The name of that animal that makes poops in the form of a cube is 'Wombat'.
Did you know that in a single night, they can defecate between 80 and 100 poops in cubes?
Yep! And they do it to mark their territory and so that nobody bothers them.
If you want to learn more data similar to that,
here I'll leave you a video that I'm sure you'll like a lot, okay?
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